second homes

Want 13% Appreciation on a Second Home? Buy a Farm in Iowa!

By Candy Evans / November 19, 2010 /

Could farmland be the next real estate bubble? Want to get a second home that is not only in the country, it IS the country? Like The Bridges of Madison County country? Buy a farm in Iowa. No kidding: Iowa farmland rose in value by 13 percent in the year ending Oct. 1, according to…

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Dallas House Porn: Still So Friggin’ In Love With This House

By Candy Evans / November 17, 2010 /

And I see that 3601 Euclid is still on the market. $4,995,000. Dang, didn’t I write about it last year or early spring? I am so in love with this house. I would have and hold it forever and tiptoe on those glass floors with a bottle of Windex by my side. Becky, holler at…

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How to Search for Second Homes: On Horseback

By Candy Evans / November 12, 2010 /

I found the most amazing property today in Gunter, Texas. Would make an AWESOME second home. Way the hell north of Dallas, north even of Deion Sander’s home, which I think is still on the market, all 29,122 square feet of it but I think it’s been reduced from $21,000,000 already. Anyhoo, this development is…

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What Percentage of Real Estate Buyers Use Social Media For Leads?

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

95%. And that was in 2008. Could be even higher now. By social media I mean Facebook and Twitter and all the clones out there. This from a trusted source who just returned from the National Association of Realtors convention in New Orleans. Another fact, and one solid reason why I am pouring myself into…

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Golfer Extraordinaire Gary Player: “I Love Mexico — The Food, The Women, The Beaches, The Country”

By Candy Evans / November 9, 2010 /

Not to mention the golf! What a pleasure it was to meet Mr. Player, one of the world’s top golfers! He was in La Paz at CostaBaja this past weekend, where he christened the beautiful, ecologically balanced golf course he designed for the developers of CostaBaja. Do I golf? No, unless the clothes are really…

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